- The Keeshond Breeder's
Annual, edited
by Sharon Miller and Donna Powell.
Smiling Dutchman
Productions, 2009. Looseleaf book in which Keeshond breeders can showcase
their stud dogs, brood bitches, or general breeding program, with health
information, a 4-generation pedigree, general statistics, and a color
picture of each dog listed. Invaluable resource for breeders and also
useful for those shopping for a puppy.
- The Keeshond Breeder's
Annual, edited
by Sharon Miller and Donna Powell.
Smiling Dutchman
Productions, 2007. Looseleaf book in which Keeshond breeders can showcase
their stud dogs, brood bitches, or general breeding program, with health
information, a 4-generation pedigree, general statistics, and a color
picture of each dog listed. Invaluable resource for breeders and also
useful for those shopping for a puppy.
- Keeshond Champions,
1995-2003 by Shae Pata and Jan Linzy. Camino, 2005.
- Der
Wolfsspitz-Keeshond
by Britta Schweikl. Excellent, authoritative book by a longtime German
fancier, well-illustrated with photographs, revised and substantially
expanded from the author's 1988 book Der Wolfsspitz.
- Keeshond: A Comprehensive
Owner's Guide
by Richard G. Beauchamp and J. Piet Hessels. Kennel Club Books, 2004.
Part of a series of books with excellent generic care and training sections
following breed-specific information involving temperament and personality.
This is an excellent book for new or prospective companion dog owners,
but contains nothing of use to prospective exhibitors and breeders in
the way of history or evaluation of type and quality.
- Spitze sind Spitze
by Hartwig Drossard. Kynos, 2001. A book discussing all the varieties
of German Spitz, including the Keeshond. Little regarding past or current
breeders or exhibitors, or important dogs in the breed's history, but
plenty of photos and a valuable book nonetheless for anyone interested
in this family of dogs. In German.
- Suomen Keeshondvaliot:
1959-2000 by Tuula Starck. 2001. Listing of Keeshond champions
from 1959 to 2000 in Finland. In Finnish.
- A New Owner's Guide
to Keeshonden by Peter Dowd and Ellen Dowd. TFH, 2000. A book
by successful Keeshond breeders that fulfills the promise in its title,
with lots of well-printed photographs. A good start for the new owner,
with introductory information for the aspiring exhibitor and breeder.
- Keeshond: Svensk
Championbok 1951-1995
by Anette Hedvall. 1998. Listing of Keeshond champions in Sweden from
1951-1995. In Swedish.
- Guide to Owning a
Keeshond by
Audrey Pavia. TFH, 1997. A short book with minimal information but lots
of well-printed photographs. In my opinion more the sort of book one
might buy if thinking about getting a Keeshond than an actual guide
to having one.
- Keeshond
by Martin Weil. TFH, 1997. A generic book on raising and training a
dog, with a brief introduction to the Keeshond in specific.
- Keeshond Champions,
1983-1994
by Carmino staff. Camino, 1995.
- Keeshonden: A Complete
Pet Owner's Manual by Joe Stahlkuppe. Barron's, 1993.
- North of England
Keeshond Club Book of Champions 1983-1999 by Brian Curry. 1983.
Listing of Keeshond champions in the United Kingdom from 1983 to 1999.
- North of England
Keeshond Club Book of Champions 1929-1982 by Brian Curry. 1983.
Listing of Keeshond champions in the United Kingdom from 1929 to 1982.
- Keeshonds of the
World by Margo Emerson. Beech, 1991. A large-format book looking
at the international state of the Keeshond, written by a respected international
dog show judge, the longtime breeder of the famous Rhinevale Keeshonden
who have left their mark on bloodlines throughout the world. The book
is well illustrated, with both photographs of important Keeshonden,
and wonderful, whimsical ink drawings. This is a valuable book for the
breeder, exhibitor and true enthusiast, with information on breed history,
breed character, owner responsibilities, and the pros and cons of becoming
a breeder, as well as the art of evaluating puppies, care, feeding,
grooming, diet and other aspects of life with a Keeshond, quick overviews
of the eminent breeders of several nations, and photographs of dogs
who have been important in the development of the breed. All is informed
by the author's fifty-plus years of involvement with the breed and some
of the very earliest fanciers. The text may or may not be of interest
to the companion dog owner without interest in anything beyond care
and personality of their pet. The author's advice on training Keeshonden
is minimal and, I think, not helpful, inasmuch as she equates an obedience-trained
dog with a slavish dog; the information on diet is more anecdotal than
scientific, and now outdated. The book appears to be self-published,
and one can see the lack of editorial oversight in print errors, punctuation,
and sometimes in syntax. Most unfortunately, the author deleted prior
to publication much of the information she had already written on the
breed in America, feeling it was redundant after publication of The
New Complete Keeshond; I would have liked to have seen her
thoughts on the subject.
- Keeshond
by Martin Weil. TFH, 1991. A generic book on raising and training a
dog, with a brief introduction to the Keeshond in specific.
- Der
Wolfsspitz by Britta Ecklmayr. Landesverlag, 1988. Slim, attractive
book written by a young German fancier. A revised and expanded version
was published in 2004 as Der Wolfsspitz-Keeshond.
In German.
- Keeshond
by Martin Weil. TFH, 1988. A generic book on raising and training a
dog, with a brief introduction to the Keeshond in specific.
- Keeshond Champions,
1952-1982 by Jan Linzy. Camino, 1987.
- The
New Complete Keeshond
by Carol Cash and Ron Cash. Howell, 1987. An introduction to the breed
for new owners, with care and training sections; also sections on some
of the kennels of its day. The erroneous information on my kennel (my
international champions are written of as if they were my only dogs,
or at least my only champions, and they were neither) makes me wonder
about the accuracy of the rest, although the problem may have been one
of communication on my part). Also, the extensive history of the breed
given in the Gatacre, Peterson
and Nicholas books is missing, which is a great
shame; however, the book is still useful for current and prospective
owners of Keeshonden, particularly in the area of grooming.
- Unsere Spitze: Abstammung,
Aufzuch, Haltung
by Gerda M. Umlauff. Albrecht Philler, 1985. Small handbook of history,
care and training of the German Spitz—Wolfsspitz down to Dwergspitz—plus
a short history of the Keeshond in Holland. In German.
- Keeshond
by Martin Weil. TFH, 1985. A generic book on raising and training a
dog, with a brief introduction to the Keeshond in specific.
- The
Keeshond by Anna Katherine Nicholas. TFH, 1984. Written by a
famous all-breed judge, unfortunately not actually involved with Keeshonden,
this book addresses all the usual topics of care and training, as well
as essaying breed history with profiles of some prominent kennels of
the day. This last is where the book falls short, with some incorrect
information and typos about the dogs of Tryon Kennels that makes one
wary of other errors. It does have lots of photos of top quality dogs.
Definitely a useful book for the companion dog owner, with information
of use also to breeders and exhibitors with the noted caveat.
- Keeshond
by Martin Weil. TFH, 1983. A generic book on raising and training a
dog, with a brief introduction to the Keeshond in specific.
- De Keeshond en Dwegkeeshond
by ALJ Vos, and Treskens & S. van Heemert. 1982. Book about the
Keeshond, Pomeranian, and
other German Spitzes. In Dutch.
- Keeshonden
by Rudolf Schmidt. Kosmos, 1980. Language unknown, but the book has
the same cover photo as the German-language book, Deutsche
Spitze: Aufzucht, Pflege, Haltung, written by the same author
and published the same year, and may be the same book translated into
some other language.
- Keeshonden, Dwergkeeshonden,
Schipperkes
by the Nederlanse Keeshonden Club. This book by the Dutch Keeshond Club
covers not just Keeshonden and Pomeranians,
but Schipperkes. In Dutch.
- The
Complete Keeshond by Clementine Peterson. Howell Book House,
1971. A thorough introduction to the breed for both new owners and those
who are eager to show and breed Keeshonden. Written by the owner of
the very successful "Nederlan" kennel, it contains not only
raising and training sections, but also does much to educate the prospective
exhibitor and breeder, and fills in the historical gap between Alice
Gatacre's book and the early 1970s.
- My Life with Keeshonden
by Gwendolyn Wingfield-Digby. 1969. The self-published autobiography
of the woman responsible for getting the breed started in England, focusing
on the dogs of her "van Zaandam" kennel. In many respects
delightful, but some of the anecdotes do suffer somewhat from the lack
of an editorial hand. Illustrated with a number of black and white photographs
of important early dogs.
- How to Raise and
Train a Keeshond by Dr. William Dennison Westcott. TFH, 1964.
An introduction to care and training of Keeshonden, part of a series
of breed books with generic care and training sections augmented by
some breed specifics, including histories. Outdated.
- The
Keeshond by Alice Gatacre. Country Life, 1938. A rich mine of
the breed's history in the early 20th Century, well written by the owner
of the early "Guelder" kennel whose dogs figure in the pedigrees
of all or nearly all modern Keeshonden. The book is well illustrated
with good quality black and white photos, and contains much early pedigree
information. Though the care and training information is long outdated,
the book remains a valuable resource to those with an interest in the
breed's history.
- Our Friends the Samoyed
and Keeshond
by Rowland Johns. Methuen, 1936. Part of a series of diminuitive breed
books with small doses of care and training combined with minimal illustrations
and no historical data useful to breeders. Of most interest to the dog-loving
bibliophile, since its information is long outdated, but it is a very
cute little book.
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- "Blood, Sweat and
Cheers to Study Hypothyroidism". In: Dog World, December
2008, volume 93, issue 12, pg 8. Short article on the "Blood, Sweat
and Cheers" campaign to collect blood from healthy Keeshonden,
Alaskan Malamutes and Samoyeds
to determine breed-specific normal thyroid levels for these breeds,
which may have a lower "normal" level of thyroid hormone than
other dogs in general, resulting in healthy dogs of these breeds being
removed from breeding programs and receiving unneeded medications.
- "Mutations in genes
causing human familial isolated hyperparathyroidism do not account for
hyperparathyroidism in Keeshond dogs" by Barbara J. Skelly and
Robin J.M. Franklin. In: The Veterinary Journal, November
2007, volume 174, issue 3, pg 652-654. The authors studied the roles
of the calcium sensing receptor gene and the multiple endocrine neoplasia
gene in UK Keeshonden with familial hyperparathyroidism. These mutations
have been shown to cause familial isolated hyperparathyroidism in humans,
which could have made the Keeshond a valuable animal model, but this
study did not find a connection between the mutations and hyperparathyroidism
in Keeshonden. The authors will continue study of hyperparathyroidism
in these dogs through mapping.
- "Keeshond die viliegramp
voorkwam was broodje aap". In: Algemeen Dagblad,
13 August 2007. A passenger on an airliner about to take off for Bucharest
saw his Keeshond running by the plane's window. The dog had escaped
from its crate and from the baggage compartment of a Rumanian Boeing
jet, then raced up the runway beside the taxiing plane. The luggage
handlers claim the dog chewed its way out of a broken and taped-up crate,
while the airline claims the luggage workers didn't crate the dog properly
and then didn't close the luggage bay doors correctly. In the meantime,
the Keeshond has taken over the press office of the newspaper Republicca
until he can be returned to his owner. In Dutch.
- "Meet the Keeshond"
by J. Stephen Bolhafner. In: The Saint Louis Dispatch,
20 January 2007. Very brief (but accurate as far as it goes) "Breed
of the Week" description in the "Lifestyle" section of
the paper.
- "Keeshond Scouby eerste
cliënt minimaspreekuur". In: Brabants Dagblad,
16 January 2007. A 14-year-old Keeshond named Scouby was the first patient
in a new veterinary hospital in Rotterdam to treat the pets of people
who cannot otherwise afford care. In Dutch.
- "Keeshond Scooby met
zihn baas Tom Feleus is de eerste 'klant' van de dierenartsenpraktijk".
In: De Stentor, 16 January 2007. Very abbreviated mention
that a Keeshond named Scooby was the first patient in a new veterinary
hospital. In Dutch.
- "Keeshond Scouby eerste
cliënt minimaspreekuur". In: ANP Infonet, 15
January 2007. Scouby, a 14-year-old Keeshond with skin problems, was
the first patient in a new veterinary hospital in Rotterdam to treat
the pets of people who cannot otherwise afford care. In Dutch.
- "Inheritance, mode
of inheritance, and candidate genes for primary hyperparathyroidism
in Keeshonden" by RE Goldstein, DZ Atwater, DM Cazolli, O. Goldstein,
CM Wade, and K. Lindblad-Toh. In: Journal of Veterinary Internal
Medicine, January-February 2007, volume 21, issue 1, pg 199-203.
The authors studied DNA samples from 176 Keeshonden with known primary
hyperparathyroidism, out of 219 identified from a study of 1647 Keeshond
pedigrees. Acting on the theoretical premise that the disease was caused
by mutations that have been implicated in an equivalent human disorder,
homologs to the human genes were identified. It was determined that
PHPT follows the autosomal dominant mode of inheritance, possibly with
age-dependent penetrance, but it is not associated with the genes identified
with human familial isolated hyperparathyroidism.
- "Obstructive cholelithiasis
and cholecystitis in a keeshond" by Renata Ward. In: Canadian
Veterinary Journal - Journal-Revue Veterinaire Canadienne, November
2006, vol 47, p 1119-1121. Case history of a Keeshond with obstructive
cholelithiasis.
- "Inherited hyperparathyroidism
in the keeshond: A candidate gene approach" by BJ Skelly and RJM
Franklin. In: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine,
May-June 2006, vol 20, p 771-772. The calcium sensing receptor gene
and the multiple endocrine neoplasia gene were studied in Keeshonden
with familial hyperparathyroidism because mutations in these genes have
been connected to familial isolated hyperparathyroidism (FIH) in humans.
DNA testing did not find these mutations in either normal or affected
dogs. The authors suggest mapping to identify the genetic basis of the
condition in dogs.
- "De overeenkomst tussen
Cees en ’n keeshond". In: Brabrants Dagblad,
13 May 2006. A human interest piece about the prevalence of men called
Kees in the Heusden and Altena regions observes that among the happy
associations with the name is the Keeshond, "faithful, affectionate
and watchful..." In Dutch.
- "Politie pakt keeshond
op". In: Dagblad van het Noorden, 10 December 2005.
The police force in Hoogeveen has announced it has caught a wandering
Keeshond who was a danger to itself and traffic. A local welfare society
wants the dog turned over to them. In Dutch.
- "Sutter, Hex Set Keeshond
Mark" by Elta Woodliff. In: The Commercial Appeal,
24 July 2005. Her Memphis, Tennessee, hometown daily paper announces
that 15-year-old Sutter Woodliff, 15, is the first teenage handler ever
to win the Keeshond Club of American's national specialty show. Sutter
also handles Hex, Ch. Trumpet's Put a Spell on Me, in junior showmanship,
and won the Buckeye Keeshond Club Best Junior Handler award.
- "Praise for the Keeshond"
by Cindy la Rochelle. In: Country Living, May 2005, vol
28, p 10. Letter to the editor from a happy Keeshond owner in response
to an earlier article.
- "You and Your Pet".
In: Country Living, March 2005, vol 28.
- "The Keeshond defect
in cardiac conotruncal development is oligogenic" by Petra Werner,
Michael G. Raducha, Ulana Prociuk, Elaine A. Ostrander, Richard S. Spielman,
Ewen F. Kirkness, Donald F. Patterson, Paula S. Henthorn. In: Human
Genetics, April 2005, vol 161, p 368-377. A report on a study
identifying genes implicated in cardiac malformations known to occur
in the Keeshond and in humans.
- Canine Inherited
Disorders Database, "Keeshond"
by Alice Crook, BSc, DVM, Brian Hill, DVM, MS, DACVIM, and Sue Dawson,
BA, PhD. Joint project of the Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centre at
the Atlantic Veterinary College, the University of Prince Edward Island,
and the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association, 1998, rev 2004. This
website is included as a rare electronic resource in this bibliography
generally confined to print resources because it is authoritative, timely,
and important. A listing of genetic diseases to which the breed is prone.
- "Adrenal steroid hormone
concentrations in dogs with hair cycle arrest (Alopecia
X) before and during treatment with melatonin and mitotane" by
LA Frank, KA Hnilica and JW Oliver. In: Veterinary Dermatology,
October 2004, vol 15, p 278-284. Report on a study evaluating the effect
of intermediate adrenal steroid hormones in neutered dogs with Alopecia
X who are being treated with melatonin and mitotane. Dogs in the study
included 23 Pomeranians, three
Keeshonden, two Miniature Poodles, and a Siberian
Husky.
- Erratum for "Hyperparathyroidism
in the Keeshond dog" by B. Skelly. In: The Veterinary Record,
29 May 2004, vol 154, issue 22, pg 704.
- "Hyperparathyroidism
in the Keeshond dog" by B. Skelly. In: The Veterinary Record,
22 May 2004, vol 154, issue 21, pg 672.
- "Keeshond: Dutch Treat"
by unknown author. In: Dog Fancy, June 2003. Featured
breed profile article and cover dog.
- "Retrospective evaluation
of sex hormones and steroid hormone intermediates in dogs with alopecia"
by LA Frank, KA Hnilica, BW Rohrbach and JW Oliver. In: Veterinary
Dermatology, April 2003, vol 14, p 91-97. Report of a seven-and-a-half-year
study to determine if steroid hormone aberrations are involved with
alopecia in dogs who do not have hypothyroidism or hyperadrenocosticism.
276 dogs of 54 breeds were tested, and 73% had at least one steroid
hormone level higher than the normal range. Of these, Keeshonden, Pomeranians
and Siberian Huskies stood
out with a high incidence of aberrant results, while the breeds with
the lowest incidence of elevated hormone levels were Chow
Chows, Samoyeds and Malamutes.
The authors concluded that alopecia may not be connected to steroid
hormone levels. The fact that spitz breeds stood out at both the high
and low ends is not addressed.
- The Complete Encyclopedia
of Dogs by Esther J. J. Verhorf Verhallen, translated by Stephen
Challacombe. Chartwell, 2003. Translation of a 1996 work first published
in Dutch. This is a fascinating work by a European authority, and in
addition to a section on general care covers a number of dogs rarely
seen in the US. It is my guess that the translator does not have a doggy
background, given that some of his translations fail to take into account
the fact that a number of breeds are discussed under names that are
direct translations from the Dutch name rather than the names by which
they are known in English. As examples, what we know as the Keeshond
is referred to as a Wolfkeeshond under the Keeshond heading, while Keeshond
refers to what we could call a German
Großspitz; the breed called the Smaller Keeshond we could
call a German Mittelspitz;
and the Pomeranian is listed as coming in two sizes, the larger of which
is what we could call a German
Kleinspitz.
- Complete Owner's
Manual to the Northern Breeds by Margaret H. Bonham. Barrons,
2001. An introduction to the spitz breeds of the Northern type, including
the Keeshond.
- "Comparative mapping
of the DiGeorge region in the dog and exclusion of linkage to inherited
canine conotruncal heart defects" by P Werner, MG Raducha, U Prociuk,
M Budarf, PS Henthorn and DF Patterson. In: The Journal of Heredity,
July-August 1999, vol 90, p 494-498. Report of a DNA mapping study aimed
at locating the locus determining inheritance of conotruncal defects
in the Keeshond.
- "Acute paraplegia
in a puppy with hemophilia A" by MS Thompson and JM Kreeger. In:
Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association, January-February
1999, vol 35, p 36-37. Case report of a 7-week-old Chow
Chow-Keeshond cross whose paraplegia and episcleral hemorrhage were
confirmed by clotting factor analysis and necropsy findings as ultimately
due to hereditary X-linked coagulation factor deficiencies. Since it
is X-linked and the puppy was male, the mother contributed the faulty
gene, but the article does not specify which breed that parent was.
- "RXRA and HSPA5 map
to the telomeric end of dog chromosome 9" by P Werner, MG Raducha,
U Prociuk, PS Henthorn, and DF Patterson. In: Animal Genetics,
June 1998, volume 29, issue 3, pg 220-223.
- "Recurrence risk figures
for isolated tetralogy of Fallot after screening for 22q11 microdeletion"
by MC Digilio, B Marino, A Giannotti, A Toscano, and B Dallapiccola.
In: Journal of Medical Genetics, March 1997, volume 34,
issue 3, pg 188-190. This article discusses mode of inheritance for
tetralogy of Fallot. Though it focuses primarily on humans, the Keeshond
is mentioned as a breed known to be prone to the defect.
- Canine Companions
by Barbara J. Patten. Rourke, 1996. Brief text presentations, with accompanying
illustrations, introducing dogs of the Non-Sporting Group, including
the Keeshond, to children.
- "Canine epilepsy:
a genetic counselling programme for Keeshonds" by SJ Hall and ME
Wallace. In: The Veterinary Record, 13 April 1996, vol
138, p 358-360. Report on a study to identify dogs who have fits and
the use of that study by the Keeshond Club (England) to reduce the incidence
in the breed of a form of idiopathic canine epilepsy controlled by an
autosomal recessive gene. Pedigree study and DNA testing of litters
that included "fitters" was used to identify carriers of the
gene. After the Keeshond Club published lists from which the identities
of carriers can be inferred by breeders planning matings, and institution
of a genetic counseling program for breeders in 1989, a decline was
demonstrated in the frequency of the gene in the breed in the UK.
- "Toward a Molecular
Understanding of Congenital Heart Disease" by R Mark Payne MD,
Mark C Johnson MD, James W Grant MD, and Arnold W Strauss MD. In: Circulation,
1995, volume 91, volume 2, pg 494-504. Review article on congenital
heart disease in humans and in animal models, noting among other forms
the high incidence of canine conotruncal malformation in what the authors
call "Keeshond hounds".
- Eyewitness Handbooks:
Dogs: The Visual Guide to Over 300 Dog Breeds From Around the World
by David Alderton, photography by Tracy Morgan. DK, 1993. Capsule introductions
to many breeds, including the Keeshond, with photographs: something
of a dog-watcher's guide with no detailed information.
- "Keeshond Movement"
by Kathy Stewart. In: Dogs in Canada, July 1993. This
short article presents a fairly detailed discussion of proper movement
in the Keeshond. Very useful.
- "What Makes a Keeshond
Different From Other Breeds" by Kathy Stewart. In: Dogs in
Canada, May 1993, p 40. This short article describes the distinct
Keeshond appearance, mostly in terms of coat color and length.
- "Where Did the Keeshond
Get Its Name?" by Kathy Stewart. In: Dogs in Canada,
March 1993, p 65. This short article touches on the breed's history
and the background of the name "Keeshond".
- "A single major-gene
defect underlying cardiac conotruncal malformities interferes with myocardial
growth during embryonic development: studies in the CTD line of Keeshond
dogs" by DF Patterson, T Pexieder, WR Schnarr, T Navratil and R
Alaili. American Journal of Human Genetics, February 1993,
vol 52, p 388-397. Report of inbreeding experiments utilizing non-inbred
(at the start) Keeshonden to determine mode of inheritance in familial
conotruncal heart defects, which have been observed in humans and the
Keeshond. Results are consistent with a defect at a single autosomal
locus and Mendelian inheritance. Embryologic studies demonstrate that
myocardial growth in the conotruncus of homozygous fetuses is affected
in the womb during a critical period when the conotruncal septum is
formed.
- "unknown chapter title"
In: Pedigree Dogs in Color: Book Four - Utility Group
by Roy Hodrien. Nimrod, 1990. Full color illustrations of dogs in the
Kennel Club (UK)'s Utility Group, including the Keeshond.
- "Pathogenesis of congenital
heart defects: fiction and truth" by T Pexieder. In: Zeitschrift
für Kardiologie, May 1990, vol 79, p 315-323. Review of
analytical approaches to studying the causes of congenital heart defects.
Because of the particular susceptibility of the breed, Keeshonden were
chosen for use in a study of pathogenesis of conotruncus septum defects.
- "Inheritance of diabetes
mellitus in Keeshond dogs" by JW Kramer,
JK Klaasen, DG Baskin, DJ Prieur, NW Rantanen, JD Robinette, WR Graber,
L Rashti. In: American Journal of Veterinary Research,
March 1988, vol 49, p 428-431. Report on a retrospective and prospective
study of diabetes in Keeshonden designed to assist breeders in eliminating
the disease from their bloodlines.
- "Patellar subluxation
in a Keeshond" by MJ Stockman. In: The Veterinary Record,
15 November 1986, vol 15, p 511. Letter reporting the appearance of
this usually-hereditary disorder in a Keeshond.
- "Trends in hip dysplasia
control: analysis of radiographs submitted to the Orthopedic Foundation
for Animals, 1974 to 1984" by EA Corley and PM Hogan. In: The
Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 15 October
1985, vol 187, p 805-809. A retrospective report on the changes in frequency
of hip dysplasia in purebred dog breeds, over a ten-year period during
which the OFA studied X-rays of 143,218 dogs of 151 breeds, as compared
to data obbtained from 1966 to 1973. Frequency of dysplasia ranged from
0.6% in the Borzoi
to 46.9% in the Saint Bernard. Only the German Shorthaired Pointer showed
an increase over the earlier period, while the Keeshond showed the greatest
decrease in frequency at 48.7% (note that is the percentage by which
the incidence declined, not the final rate of occurrence!). The median
decrease of 22.4% for all breeds demonstrated the value of the screening
program.
- Bogen om Spidshunde
by Linda Sørensen. Clausen Bøger, 1983. Introduction to
several prominent spitzes, including the Keeshond. In Danish.
- "Keeshond" by
WJ Rosskopf and N Greenwood. In: Medical & Genetic Aspects
of Purebred Dogs by Ross D Clark and Joan R Steiner, eds. Veterinary
Medicine Pub, 1983. A brief listing and discussion of defects to which
Keeshonden were then known to be prone. Co-author Nan Greenwood was
the breeder of the fabulous Wistonia Keeshonden that lie in the background
of many of today's top lines.
- "Animal model of human
disease: Inherited early-onset, insulin-requiring diabetes mellitus
in Keeshond dogs" by JW Kramer. In: American Journal of Pathology,
November 1981, vol 105, p 194-196. Report of a study using Keeshonden
with Type I diabetes as a model for humans with the same disease. Of
note because Type I is at least to some degree hereditary.
- "Prenatal development
of the endocardium: a review" by T Pexieder. In: Scanning
Electron Microscopy, 1981, p 223-253. A review of embryonic
endocardium scanning electron microscopy in several species, this article
pays particular attention to discussion of the hereditary congenital
heart defect found in some lines of Keeshonden.
- Geliebte Hunde in
Farbe by Hans Lober. Buch und Zeit, 1980. A picture book with
94 dog photographs in color, illustrating favorite dog breeds, including
the Wolfsspitz.
- "Inherited, early-onset,
insulin-requiring diabetes mellitus of Keeshond dogs" by JW Kramer,
S Nottingham, J Robinette, G Lenz, S Sylvester and MI Dessouky. In:
Diabetes, July 1980, vol 29, p 558-565. Report of a finding
of a tendency of nonobese individuals from a Keeshond bloodline to spontaneously
develop diabetes mellitus between 2 and 6 months of age. The authors
suggest use of these dogs as models for human development of Type I
diabetes.
- "Changing scene in cardiac embryology" by T Pexieder. In:
Herz, April 1979, vol 4, p 73-77. The author encourages
increased use of animal models with congenital heart disease, with Keeshonden
and fetal mice in particular, for experimental study of embryological
cardiac development. In German.
- All About the Spitz
Breeds by David Cavill. Pelham, 1978. An introduction to several
of the many spitz breeds and varieties, including the Keeshond.
- "The pathogenesis
of spontaneously occurring anomalies of the ventricular outflow tract
in Keeshond dogs: embryologic studies" by LH van Mierop and DF
Patterson. In: Birth Defects Original Articles Series,
1978, vol 14, p 361-75.
- "Lesion-specific genetic factors in canine congenital heart diseases:
patent ductus arteriosus in Poodles, defects of the conotruncal septum
in the Keeshond" by DF Patterson.
In: Birth Defects Original Articles Series, 1978, vol
14, p 315-47.
- "Pathogenesis of persistent
truncus arteriosus in light of observations made in a dog embryo with
the anomaly" by LH van Mierop, DF Patterson and WR Schnarr. In:
The American Journal of Cardiology, April 1978, vol 41,
p 755-762. Report of a dissection of a Keeshond embryo with persistent
truncus arteriosus, type I, out of a sampling of 36 embryos from a strain
of Keeshonden with a large incidence of conotruncal anomalies.
- "Hereditary conotruncal
septal defects in Keeshond dogs: embryologic studies" by LH van
Mierop, DF Patterson and WR Schnarr. In: The American Journal
of Cardiology, December 1977, vol 40, p 936-950.
- "Renal cortical hypoplasia
in a Keeshond litter" by U Klopfer, F Neumann and R Trainin. In:
Veterinary Medicine, Small Animal Clinician, September
1975, vol 70, p 1081-1083. Case report.
- "Hereditary defects
of the conotruncal septum in Keeshond dogs: pathologic and genetic studies"
by DF Patterson, RL Pyle, L van Mierop, J Melbin and M Olson. In: The
American Journal of Cardiology, August 1974, vol 34, p 187-205.
- "Inherited defects
in dogs" by PG Croft and MJR Stockman. In: Veterinary Record,
1964, volume 76, pg 260-261. The authors, in discussing epilepsy in
dogs, stated that, in the UK, the majority of Keeshonden had a genetic
predisposition to epilepsy. Subsequent studies have disproved this statement,
which was made without evidence.
- "Keeshond is Best
in Syracuse Show: Ch. Herman v. Mack Gains Prize in 794-Dog Entry"
by John Rendel. In: The New York Times, 12 November 1962,
p 41. This show report is more than the usual listing of who won the
Syracuse Kennel Club show, and gives some nice information about both
the Keeshond breed and its record in the American show ring, with comments
on Ch. Herman v. Mack from his handler, Roy Holloway, as well as Mrs.
Peterson (author of The Complete Keeshond)
and Jeremiah O'Callaghan, the breed and best-in-show judges, respectively.
Herman went on to be an important sire.
- "Keeshond Triumphs
at Olympia" by a correspondent. In: The Times, 30
July, 1962, page 6, column B. Report on the results of the Ladies' Kennel
Association Championship Dog Show, at which Ch. Evenlode Monarch of
Merrybelle, a Keeshond, took his second Best in Show.
- "Hallmark, a Keeshond
House Pet, is Best in Show in Garden City Fixture: Newcomer Wins in
Field of 1,180; Hallmark is Also Victor in Specialty; Pointer Takes
Sporting Group Honors" by John Rendel. In: The New York Times,
20 May 1962, p S7. Story on the 19 May 1962 Ladies Kennel Association
of America dog show, which was won by Ch. Kenmerk Hallmark, of Van Ons
Kennels, who had earlier in the day won the Keeshond Club of America
Specialty. Hallmark went on to be an important sire.
- "Keeshond Dog Wins
Chief Award at Cheltenham" by a special correspondent. In: The
Times, 30 April, 1962, page 16, column F. A report on the results
of the West of England Ladies Kennel Society Championship Dog Show of
28 April, in which Ch. Evenlode Monarch of Merrybell [sic], a Keeshond,
took Best in Show.
- "Irish Wolfhound Top
at Cruft's; Pomeranian Reserve" by a correspondent. The Times.
Report on the 1960 Cruft's show, in which Waakzaam Kristian, a Keeshond
puppy who was his owner's first show dog and came from his breeder's
first litter, completed his championship and won Best of Breed.
- "Keeshond is Supreme
Champion; Crufts Show Winner" by a correspondent. In: The
Times, 11 February, 1957, page 10, column B. Report on the results
of the Crufts show, at which Ch. Volkrijk of Vorden took Best in Show.
- "Keeshond Club Show"
by a correspondent. In: The Times, 3 April, 1956, page
10, column A. Report, with a short description of the breed, on the
Keeshond Club's specialty of 2 April, at which Veraura of Vorden took
Best of Breed at only eight months of age, and Big Bang of Evenlode
took Best of Opposite Sex under Mrs. M. Pacey. The reporter comments
that many of the dogs shown were out of coat.
- Les Chiens Nordiques
by Al Vachellerie. Introduction to some of the Nordic spitzes, including
the Keeshond. In French.
- "Keeshond Club Show"
by a correspondent. In: The Times, 27 February, 1953,
page 10, column C. Report on the Keeshond Club's specialty of 26 February,
at which Wynkanton of Wistonia took Best of Breed and Bess van Zaandam
took Best of Opposite Sex under Mr. MacDonald Daly.
- "Tailwaggers to Give
Keeshond Pup Away" by unknown. In: The Washington Post,
12 February 1950. A notice that a local television program, "The
Tailwaggers", would be giving away a Keeshond puppy during the
13 February episode.
- "Keeshond Takes Top
Dog Honors at Stadium Show" by unknown. In: The Los Angeles
Times, 2 May 1949. Report on the Los Angeles Kennel Club show
at Gilmore Stadium, 1 May 1949, in which best in show was taken by Ch.
Patriot van Fitz, who also won the Rodenbough Trophy and the AR (Gus)
Hill Memorial Trophy. The story is illustrated with a photograph showing,
in addition to Patriot, handler Porter Washington and owner Mrs. Van
Cott Niven (the future Mrs. Dickie Washington), who were to become a
major force in the breed with their Flakkee Kennels.
- "Why Fame Comes to
the Keeshond" by Arthur Frederick Jones. In: AKC Gazette.
January, 1938. Six-page illustrated article on a visit to the van Sandar
Kennel.
- "Dogs of a Dutch Patriot"
by the kennel correspondent. In: The Times, 14 October,
1937, page 16, column A. Report, with some breed background, on the
Keeshond Club's specialty show of 13 October, at which Ch. Simonius
van Zaandam took Best of Breed and Ch. Forsyte Hazel took Best of Opposite
Sex under Mrs. H. Stenfurt-Kroese.
- "The Spitz Group is
the Mystery of the World of Purebred Dogs" by Edward C. Ash. In:
Pure Bred Dogs:
The American Kennel Gazette,
May, 1937. Six-page illustrated article on spitzes in the AKC's own
journal in which the author speculates on the relationship and origins
of the Keeshond and Pomeranian,
and the antiquity of the spitz group. The author in quoting from old
and ancient sources does not show any understanding of genetics nor
any knowledge of spitz breeds not in the US, but it remains an amusing
read. In addition to several drawings from historical sources, there
are Keeshond photographs provided by Alice Gatacre, breeder of the Guelder
Keeshonden and author of The Keeshond.
- "Why I Choose the
Keeshond" by Irving S. Florsheim. In: Chicago Daily Tribune,
26 April 1936, pg E6. This article is the second of a series of articles
by leading fanciers introducing their breeds to the public. The author
was one of the founders of the Keeshond Club of America and a prominent
early breeder in the US with the Red Top Keeshonden.
- "Mostly About Dogs:
The Keeshond" by Bob Becker. Chicago Daily Tribune,
6 October 1935. This edition of a regular column is devoted to the Keeshond,
and is illustrated with a photograph of Dochfour Hans, bred by Baroness
Hardenbroek and one of Irving S. Florsheim's imports for his Red Top
Kennel. The author comments that the appearance of Mr. Florsheim's Keeshonden
in the Northbrook, Illinois, show in August of that year had caused
considerable comment because many people either didn't know the breed
at all, or hadn't seen one before. A brief and admiring description
of the breed follows.
- Hutchinson's Dog
Encyclopaedia by Walter Hutchinson. Hutchinson & Co., 1934.
This three-volume encyclopedia covers everything from dog terminology
to really excellent introductions to breeds. Outdated, of course, but
endlessly fascinating as a snapshot of its day, and valuable for the
photographs of prominent ancestors of today's dogs. The Keeshond entry
covers several pages and is lavishly illustrated with photographs.
- "The Pomeranian's
Big Brothers: Show of Keeshonds" by the kennel correspondent. In:
The Times, 19 April 1934, page 6, column F. A report,
with a brief introduction to the breed, on the second annual specialty
show of the Keeshond Club (held in conjunction with the French Bulldog
Club of England's show). Judged by Lorna, Lady Howe, the first prize
went to Ch. Konstant van Zaandam. The dogs mentioned in this brief article
are a Who's Who of the Keeshonden of that period and can be found in
the extended pedigree of almost all modern British or American Keeshonden.
- "The Pedigree of the
Keeshond" by Gwendolyn Wingfield Digby. In: Antiquity,
March 1933, volume 7, page 96. This article gives neither the evolution
of the breed nor literal Keeshond pedigrees, but deals more with the
Keeshond's then-recent history. The author, breeder of the van Zaandam
Keeshonden and largely credited with establishing the Keeshond in England,
was well qualified to tell the story.
- The Keeshond Archives: The History of the Keeshond in Britain.
This website has actual scans available of numerous published articles
and advertisements featuring the Keeshond over decades.
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